Băbeni

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Băbeni (disambiguation) .

Băbeni
Basic data
State :	Romania
Historical region :	Little Wallachia
Circle :	Vâlcea
Coordinates :	44 ° 59 '  N , 24 ° 14'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 58 '30 "  N , 24 ° 13' 52"  E
Time zone :	EET ( UTC +2)
Height :	220  m
Area :	35.70  km²
Residents :	8,451 (October 20, 2011)
Population density :	237 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	245100
Telephone code :	(+40) 02 50
License plate :	VL
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type :	city
Structure :	6 districts / cadastral communities: Bonciu , Capu Dealului , Pădurețu , Români , Tătărani , Valea Mare
Mayor :	Ștefan Bogdan ( PSD )
Postal address :	Str.Dragos Vrânceanu, no. 167 loc. Băbeni, jud. Vâlcea, RO-245100
Website :	www.orasulbabeni.ro

Babeni is a small town in the county Vâlcea in the region Wallachia in Romania .

location

Băbeni lies in the foothills of the Southern Carpathians , to the right of the Olt River . The district capital Râmnicu Vâlcea is located about 20 km northeast.

history

Archaeologists have found remains of settlements from the La Tène period and the period of the Roman Empire in the area of ​​the city .

Băbeni is first mentioned in documents in 1491, when the village was donated to the nearby Bistrița monastery by a feudal lord.

In 2001 a referendum took place in which the citizens of Băbeni voted by a large majority in favor of converting their municipality into a city. A year later, the Romanian parliament agreed to this request and declared Băbeni a city.

The most important branches of industry are agriculture, wood processing, trade and the extraction of oil.

population

In 1930 about 2700 inhabitants were registered in the area of ​​today's city, of which about 200 referred to themselves as Roma , the rest as Romanians . In the 2002 census, the city had 9,475 inhabitants, including 8,977 Romanians and 107 Roma.

traffic

Băbeni is located on the railway line between Piatra-Olt and Râmnicu Vâlcea in the Olt Valley . Express and local trains run several times a day on this line. There is also a branch line from Băbeni to Alunu . Until 1970 a forest railway (gauge 760 mm) drove from the place , the tracks of which are still preserved. Băbeni is located at 64 Drum național Street .

Attractions

• Church Sf. Dimitrie (1849)
• Wooden church Sf. Paraschiva (1799)
• Memorial house for Dragoș Vrânceanu
• Băbeni reservoir

Personalities

• Dragoș Vrânceanu (1907–1977), poet

Web links

Commons : Băbeni  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Băbeni at ghidulprimariilor.ro

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
2. ↑ List of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, updated 2010 (PDF; 7.10 MB)
3. ↑ Biblioteci vâlcene, accessed on January 30, 2009 ( Memento of the original of September 13, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ 2002 census, accessed January 30, 2009
5. ↑ 760net, accessed January 30, 2009
6. ↑ Information on Dragoș Vrânceanu at cerculpoetilor.net ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Romanian)